horseshoe bat

British  

noun

1. any of numerous large-eared Old World insectivorous bats, mostly of the genus Rhinolophus, with a fleshy growth around the nostrils, used in echolocation: family Rhinolophidae

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Example Sentences

Britain's population of greater horseshoe bats was, until recently, restricted to south and west Wales and south-west England.

From BBC

For example, the northern short-tailed shrew weighs roughly the same amount as the greater horseshoe bat.

From Scientific American

Scientists have found very similar viruses in horseshoe bats living in remote caves in Laos, southern China, and other parts of southeast Asia.

From Washington Post

Western Hubei is home to at least seven types of horseshoe bats, according to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, a research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

From Washington Post

The finding, reported in a paper released Friday that's under consideration for publication, shows that viruses closely related to the virus exist in nature, including in several Rhinolophus, or horseshoe bat, species.

From Washington Post